Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Laos
Laos: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Laos, 2009–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Laos is 1.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Laos peaked at 3.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Laos ranks 148th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.5% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -33.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 36% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More financial sector data for Laos
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Laos?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Laos was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Laos ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.